The Government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which was announced in the 2024 King’s Speech, will receive its First Reading in Parliament today. Humanists UK has welcomed proposals including a Children Not in School Register and legislation to close loopholes that enable the continued operation of illegal faith schools. The Bill also includes a requirement… Read more »
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has sent its final recommendations to the government on the restriction proposals for lead ammunition in England, Scotland and Wales. This is the culmination of a consultation launched in 2022, which has run alongside the voluntary transition away from lead first proposed by nine leading rural organisations, including BASC,… Read more »
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By Peter Wozniak A planned 48-hour strike by members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has gone ahead today, disrupting many BBC News programmes. BBC Breakfast survived the walk-out by NUJ members, but the Today programme did not escape cancellation. The union said it had been “left with no choice” but to go ahead… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff A radical website visited by the woman who attempted to murder Labour MP Stephen Timms is being targeted by the Home Office. Roshonara Choudhry, who was jailed for life earlier this week after twice stabbing Labour MP Stephen Timms in an advice surgery, visited revolutionmuslim.com and cited it as having inspired her… Read more »
